Archive for October, 2009

10.31.2009
mosselen

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Mosselen!

They are almost out of season, so it’s probably one of the last times you can buy them. I never had them before from the shell and thought to myself I shouldn’t be calling myself Dutch then. It’s just about the only seafood next to herring.

In any case, I had washed the mussels too soon and they started popping before I put them in the pan. *_* Ack! Something I know for next time, only do that very last minute. They wanted to hop into the pan before it was ready. They tasted awesome :D I could eat 1.5 kilograms of these things on my own.

The tator is from the oven and has a kind of yoghurt / avocado sauce. I heart avocado’s ♥.

Brown sugar goes really well with a vanilla rice desert.

10.31.2009
my-new-japanese-stats

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My new Japanese stats

That’s quite some progress! Only I think I’m still too slow. What is it with Japanese and that every word sounds the same way. The lists I’m studying “Core 2000″ are very difficult after list 1 and 2.

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iKnow usually starts with Japanese -> English, which I remember way too quickly. Then when it’s time to point out the Kana, I don’t remember the Japanese word. After that, I still have trouble writing it.

10.31.2009
the-axe-restitution

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The axe restitution

Look at this news post. Apparently they have that smelly stuff all over the world. lol. They should be sued for that smell! And et voila, it actually happens.

:usuck:

My father uses that stuff and I basically choke and die when he stinks it up. I hate that stuff with a vengeance. It’s amazing my mother is still here. Besides that, they have the most crappy commercials ever.

If you smell like Axe, I would probably skip you too. The effect is reverse. I’d testify in court for this guy. One less rieking like Axe is worth the effort.

10.30.2009
another-week-gone-by

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Another week gone by

Again, I’m just waiting to get older. This can’t be good. Oh well, knowing myself I’ll probably never be happy with anything. That’s a lie. I’m not going to start, honestly.

Am trying to put my mind to null until I find what I’m looking for. Am not “cranky or depressed” or anything, just so blank… That’s not me either, I have to have something I’m passionate about.

In between that “moments of being blank” I have times when I’m incredibly happy and proud to be me. Even if it’s probably the worst thing in the world: a female geek that doesn’t look like a geek, but geeks anyways, and never really seems to fit in anywhere. I’m pretty much the happiest when I can let it rip and don’t give a f**k; that much I can tell. I honestly have to maneuver myself in a position where I can do that. I was always a happy camper when I decide that I can be decisive about things that need to be cautiously handled. It’s true that I think too much, but that’s an enormous gift besides a burden. I am glad I do, that way I know I never have anything to regret. My influence can only reach so far in this world, I know my limitations since I’ve fought every one of them and am still fighting them every day. I think so much about these things perhaps I’m a 60 year old in mental age by now.

I now feel stronger than ever before “how right it is that I am” even though that might sound really arrogant. It’s like I’ve reached a point in my life “I know everything better” and “have come to peace” with that knowledge. Sounds arrogant again, right? Read that sentence again to know how much pain I went through; it’s about the last thing I wanted. Well, if someone earned to come off like that it’s probably me. lol. Unlike many things in the world, that’s something you really earn by critical examination.